Brash vs Irreverent - What's the difference?
brash | irreverent |
impetuous or rash
insensitive or tactless
impudent or shameless
Leaf litter of small leaves and little twigs as found under a hedge.
A rash or eruption; a sudden or transient fit of sickness.
(geology) Broken and angular rock fragments underlying alluvial deposits.
Broken fragments of ice.
(US, colloquial, dated) brittle, as wood or vegetables
Lacking respect or seriousness.
Courageous, straightforward, having mass appeal, but likely to offend. Challenging the status quo, rocking the boat.
:An irreverent new work.
:An irreverent examination of reviewing.
As adjectives the difference between brash and irreverent
is that brash is impetuous or rash or brash can be (us|colloquial|dated) brittle, as wood or vegetables while irreverent is irreverent.As a noun brash
is leaf litter of small leaves and little twigs as found under a hedge.brash
English
Etymology 1
Adjective
(en-adj)- (Grose)
Noun
- (Lyell)
- (Kane)
Derived terms
* water brash * weaning brashEtymology 2
Compare Amer. (bresk), (brusk), fragile, brittle.Adjective
(en-adj)- (Bartlett)